Welcome to Charleston

Posted by Jen (Alpharetta, United States) on 26 February 2007 in Art & Design and Portfolio.

When you visit Charleston you will see these wonderfully crafted sweetgrass baskets everywhere. They are made by the locals and are exquisite! Because they are handcrafted and take hours to make, they are also very expensive. So the best I could do was take a photo to remember them by. I hope I did them justice.

Thank you for all the comments over the weekend and I hope to catch up with all your sites in the next few days!

I appreciate each and every visit and each and every comment...Thank you!

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Comments (26)

M.E. from Encino, United States

you're right they are exquisite! well done on taking a picture of them.

welcome back!

26 Feb 2007 12:31am

Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany

They are really nice. Love the light on this shot.

26 Feb 2007 3:51am

Jerry from Tampa, United States

Great capture Jen! AWESOME tones and texture!!!! I'll take several!

26 Feb 2007 6:35am

@Jerry: Thank Jerry...hope you have some deep pockets, I saw one about the size of a platter for $750.00 : 0

badala from Leiria, Portugal

The colors and texture...phenomenal.

26 Feb 2007 9:22am

@badala: Thank you! The baskets are amazing!

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Nice light you captured! But, at $750.00 I know why you left with just a photo!

26 Feb 2007 10:57am

@Craiger: Thank you. The best price I could find was a very small one, for $20.00...rather have the photo : D

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

Excellent shot, the texture is fantastic.

26 Feb 2007 1:20pm

@Nick Passantino: Thanks Nick!

Dan Meyers from Macomb, United States

I agree with the others. Nice texture and great lighting between the front baskets being bright and the back ones in the shade.

26 Feb 2007 2:11pm

Kaushal from Groningen, Netherlands

Very cool! Loved the framing and arrangement!

26 Feb 2007 2:21pm

Nick Sartore from Vancouver, Canada

Great depth in this photo. The framing is great and I love the accents of the lighting on the baskets. Nice shot!

26 Feb 2007 2:36pm

@Nick Sartore: Thank you very much!
It was definitely one of those "oooo I have to stop and take a picture of this" moments.

kaveh from TEHRAN, Iran

I like it very much, well composed

26 Feb 2007 2:51pm

Still from Valence, France

A nice image; Composition and warm colors are really enjoying!

26 Feb 2007 4:03pm

@Still: Thank you Still!
Very glad to see you back on! Hope all is well!

MontereyJohn from California, United States

Reminds me of the Straw Market in Nasau. nice capture with the light and color.

26 Feb 2007 4:22pm

Yvon from Meerkerk, Netherlands

Can't add anything to all the above comments. Love your photo. Hope you had a great weekend and that you will show more nice shots of Charleston.

26 Feb 2007 5:45pm

Daroru from Osaka, Japan

Very nice colouring and lighting here. Interesting textures.

26 Feb 2007 5:56pm

bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom

really nice colours and shapes on this one--well spotted--only one question--how can you spend the weekend in (as far as I know) a dance from the roaring twenties ?--beats me--billy

26 Feb 2007 6:09pm

@bronzebilly u.k.: Thank you!
LOL you are too funny Billy! Did a little dancing...just not the Charleston : D

Michael Zhang from New York City, United States

Very effective - warm colors, glowing light, repetition. Great photo.

26 Feb 2007 6:20pm

@Michael Zhang: Thank you Michael!

jennifer radio from Statesville, United States

I wanted to go so bad. :)

26 Feb 2007 7:20pm

genevieve from Victoria, Canada

very good composition. lovely warmth and lighting.

26 Feb 2007 7:26pm

@genevieve: Thank you!

Roland from Amstelveen, Netherlands

Complaining about warmth you were? This looks very warm! Professionaly the way you captured this!

26 Feb 2007 7:34pm

@Roland: Very warm down there...beautiful weather! Thank you!

Abdullah from Esfahan, Iran

Lovely Details!... Nice shot.

26 Feb 2007 7:54pm

Portland from Portland, United States

Very nice shot Jen. You did the baskets great justice. Congrats!

26 Feb 2007 8:06pm

@Portland: Thank you!

Donna Robichaud from New Hampshire, United States

Great composition and texture! Absolutely love the baskets.

26 Feb 2007 8:20pm

shelia from Statesville, United States

Did quite a bit of dancing..ha I knew this one was a winner when I saw the baskets..maybe i could be your like manager or something?

26 Feb 2007 9:40pm

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Like the depth in this and esp like the widescreen proportions. Super shot, Jen!

28 Feb 2007 9:21am

@Stu: Thank you Stu!

R from Nowhere and Everywhere, United States

WONDERFUL WONDERFUL shot !!!! how much are one of those baskets Miss Jen ?

26 Aug 2007 8:57am

@R: A small bank loan would get you a couple.
They are handmade, literally!! I saw one that was the size of a platter and it was $400.00...gorgeous, but way out of my budget!
There was one the size of a small dipping bowl...$25.00!!!